How do you store your plastic containers? - Page 2

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

Several months ago I took all my plastic containers and matched the lids to them. I decided they all had to fit in one drawer in kitchen or be donated or tossed. I have one drawer of plastic and one drawer of glass containers. In a cupboard in another room I have a few large containers that I freeze homemade chicken and vegetable stock in. I have not missed any of them that I got rid of.

Ibby114 · ‎03-10-2010

My pantry has about 10" of space on one side, probably intended for a vacuum. I installed a hanging shelf organizer (with cloth drawers) that you might use in a bedroom closet. One drawer is for all covers - and 2 drawers are for plastic containers. And the organizer still has 2 more drawers - light bulbs in one, dish & microfiber towels in the other. Hanging this unit was a lifesaver, my smallish kitchen lacks enough storage!!

VanSleepy · ‎10-05-2010

The bowls are stacked in a cabinet, and the lids are in the drawer above it. When I seem to be running low on bowls, I know it's time to clean the refrigerators lol

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I guess I'm lucky that I have a bazillion cabinets because I have an obscene amount of Lock & Lock.

In recent years I really have cut way back on purchases, though, unless there is one given size of which I want more. I usually snag those on ebay or at Amazon.

Your guess is as good as mine for storage, if you don't have a lot of space.

I have two huge cabinets in my laundry room. Since one is enough for laundry stuff, I designated one of them for L&L overflow.

Or maybe you can put another cabinet - or two - in your garage or something (?).

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

I have 3 sets of the lock and lock ones that store inside themselves with their lids on, and I threw away everything else. They are kinda a Pain in the neck when you are in a hurry but they really do not use up a lot of space and store easily, plus I always know where the lid is.

scotnovel · ‎12-31-2013

I keep them all in a large clear plastic bin that sits on a shelf in my pantry. I don't separate the lids from the containers. They are quite easy to find when I need to use one.

depglass · ‎03-10-2010

1. Buy new house

2. Designate one complete cupboard for Lock and Lock

GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

I keep the smaller ones in two drawers. The larger ones are stacked in a lower cabinet. I keep the lids on all of them. I tried keeping lids off, but then the lids disappeared. Kinda like the missing sock.

house_cat · ‎03-09-2010

I can see from your responses that this is an issue for a lot of us. I used to keep a huge basket atop my fridge and throw them all in there, but i'm short and the basket was heavy, so I started putting them in a drawer. The drawer doesn't hold that many and as MominOhio said, there are times when I have too many for the drawer and times when it's empty. I do have a shelf in my garage for the bigger ones, but my car is in the garage and I have to be a contortionist to reach some of them. I do love my L&L and probably have more than I need, but I really do use most of them. One of my goals this summer is to find an more efficient way to store them.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

~ house cat ~

Mominohio · ‎08-08-2010

@Ibby114 wrote:
My pantry has about 10" of space on one side, probably intended for a vacuum. I installed a hanging shelf organizer (with cloth drawers) that you might use in a bedroom closet. One drawer is for all covers - and 2 drawers are for plastic containers. And the organizer still has 2 more drawers - light bulbs in one, dish & microfiber towels in the other. Hanging this unit was a lifesaver, my smallish kitchen lacks enough storage!!

This is an ingenious idea @Ibby114!

I don't have a pantry or closet in or near the kitchen, but if I did, I would be copying this great idea.